Our team is well versed in the seven summits as Brad has been to the top of Everest, Chris on Aconcagua, Matt has been on Vinson and Stu on Acononcagua so we are slowly getting the 7 visits/summits as a group! We should be able to get onto Kilimanjaro and Elbrus and Carstensz in the years ahead! Of all of us Brad seems the most likely to get all seven as he is younger and already knocked of Everest!
This is from the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Summits and give the list info on what are the highest peaks on the 7 continents.
The Bass and Messner lists
The first Seven Summits list as postulated by Bass (The Bass or Kosciusko list) chose the highest mountain of mainland Australia, Mount Kosciuszko (2,228 m/7,310 ft), to represent the Australian continent's highest summit. Reinhold Messner postulated another list (the Messner or Carstensz list) replacing Mount Kosciuszko with Indonesia's Puncak Jaya, or Carstensz Pyramid (4,884 m/16,024 ft). Neither the Bass nor the Messner list includes Mont Blanc. From a mountaineering point of view the Messner list is the more challenging one. Climbing Carstensz Pyramid has the character of an expedition, whereas the ascent of Kosciuszko is an easy hike. Indeed, Pat Morrow used this argument to defend his choice to adhere to the Messner list. 'Being a climber first and a collector second, I felt strongly that Carstensz Pyramid, the highest mountain in Australasia ... was a true mountaineer’s objective.'
| "Seven" Summits (sorted by continent) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Bass" | "Messner" | Summit | Elevation m | Elevation ft | Continent | Range | Country | First Successful Ascent |
| X | X | Kilimanjaro (Volcano Kibo: Uhuru Peak) | 5,892 | 19,340 | Africa | Kilimanjaro | Tanzania | 1889 |
| X | X | Vinson Massif | 4,892 | 16,050 | Antarctica | Ellsworth Mountains | N/A* | 1966 |
| X | Kosciuszko | 2,228 | 7,310 | Australia | Great Dividing Range | Australia | 1840 | |
| X | Carstensz Pyramid (Puncak Jaya) | 4,884 | 16,024 | Oceania | Maoke Mountains | Indonesia | 1962 | |
| X | X | Everest (Sagarmatha or Chomolungma) | 8,848 | 29,035 | Asia | Himalaya | Nepal, Tibet | 1953 |
| X | X | Elbrus (Minghi-Tau) | 5,642 | 18,510 | Europe | Caucasus | Russia | 1874 |
| X | X | Mount McKinley (Denali) | 6,194 | 20,320 | North America | Alaska Range | United States | 1913 |
| X | X | Aconcagua | 6,962 | 22,841 | South America | Andes | Argentina | 1897 |
*Territory claimed by Chile. However, most nations do not recognize Antarctic territorial claims.
